Monday, February 11, 2008
The Little Things
This morning, I hit a new low weight for my diet, which started a bit over a year ago. Since Christmas, I've been trying to re-lose holiday weight. It was so hard to get started again. Last week, I was at my pre-Christmas weight; today, I began making new progress.
So I did a little dance, sang a little victory song, kissed Andrew on the top of his head while he worked, and celebrated my accomplishment. Sure, it's a little thing, but if we fail to celebrate the little things, our long-term goals can get us down.
I didn't stop to worry about how many more pounds I need to lose. I didn't think about how long it has taken me to get to this point. I didn't think about the favorite foods I give up or even the mistakes I've made along the way. And I certainly didn't fret over my Christmas setback or think about the fact that I could have been this weight in December had I stayed on my diet. Nope, all I did was enjoy the moment and celebrate.
Likewise, we need to enjoy each and every little thing that happens in our hobby in order to fully enjoy it. A doe has her first live litter? Celebrate. You produce a kit with great color or attractive markings or the best hindquarter yet? Celebrate. Learned something new? Celebrate. Placed a rabbit for the first time? Got your first leg? Won your first special? Celebrate!
If we get to the point that the only thing that makes us happy is to win Best In Show, then we've lost our way a bit. We've missed dozens of opportunities to celebrate and enjoy each part of our hobby.
There are definitely lots of opportunities to have fun with our hobbies, if we let ourselves do so. One way to help ourselves is to never fail to celebrate the little things.
Laurie ¶ 10:23 AM
So I did a little dance, sang a little victory song, kissed Andrew on the top of his head while he worked, and celebrated my accomplishment. Sure, it's a little thing, but if we fail to celebrate the little things, our long-term goals can get us down.
I didn't stop to worry about how many more pounds I need to lose. I didn't think about how long it has taken me to get to this point. I didn't think about the favorite foods I give up or even the mistakes I've made along the way. And I certainly didn't fret over my Christmas setback or think about the fact that I could have been this weight in December had I stayed on my diet. Nope, all I did was enjoy the moment and celebrate.
Likewise, we need to enjoy each and every little thing that happens in our hobby in order to fully enjoy it. A doe has her first live litter? Celebrate. You produce a kit with great color or attractive markings or the best hindquarter yet? Celebrate. Learned something new? Celebrate. Placed a rabbit for the first time? Got your first leg? Won your first special? Celebrate!
If we get to the point that the only thing that makes us happy is to win Best In Show, then we've lost our way a bit. We've missed dozens of opportunities to celebrate and enjoy each part of our hobby.
There are definitely lots of opportunities to have fun with our hobbies, if we let ourselves do so. One way to help ourselves is to never fail to celebrate the little things.
Laurie ¶ 10:23 AM
